Children's Literature in the Twenty-First Century and Beyond
Keywords:
young adult, female readers, young adult novels, younger target audienceAbstract
We felt it was vital to acquire a sense of the present and future of the canon of works that have grabbed young hearts and inspired young brains in order to expand on a previous piece we'd written about the history of children's literature. While children's literature is obviously aimed at children, it is far from simple child's play; rather than a monolithic, formulaic, codified genre, it is a supple, ever-mutable collection of kaleidoscopic narratives that must simultaneously delight and educate their readers while seeking innovation and reliability.
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